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Christian Prayer Thread

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DontstepontheMomeRaths · 27/07/2012 11:40

All welcome to join or post a prayer request. Thinking especially of Expat at this time.

This below list is just what I've summarised from reviewing the last months post, please add any requests I've missed or if I've made an error, please correct it:

Amberlight - Prayers for dh and Amber?s small business and that all will be resolved after Mr Stalker was caught on camera outside her house and arrested
Bluetinkerbell - lost her beloved Sterre during her second trimester. Now 23 weeks pregnant again, prayers for peace and for this lovely healthy baby girl
Dontsteponthemomeraths (A.K.A teaandcakeplease) - Prayers especially for her lovely man (LM) as the court case heads to High Court in September. That God would make a way, where there is no way, help him to afford the court fees and that he will finally have the closure; contact with his children and a maintenance agreement in place that is fair to him, his ex wife and to the children. For justice. It?s 6 years since divorce due to her infidelity and it is so hard for him. The children and ex wife live in another Country and the legal system there is very different and he barely sees his children due to her. Prayers that he has freedom from his past and doesn?t live in it anymore but breaks free and moves forward in all God has for him
Also for her DD who is struggling especially lately with not seeing her Dad as much as she?d like and wishing they lived all together and weren?t divorced Sad
DutchOma - Prayers for Bob, his health, the support for DO and respite care to be put in place. To see more of DGCs in the coming weeks and for Zac to get more comfortable around Grandad and her DD to not be too reluctant to visit with the grandchildren
Expat - God to hold the whole family in his arms, as they deal with the tragic loss of their beautiful daughter Aillidh
FriendofDorothy - That completion on the house they are trying to buy, happens soon and that they get all work on the new house completed, before the baby is due in December
HaveALittleFaith - Prayers for her to loose weight and get an op date soon for a blockage in her urinary tract, so she can exercise and so she can be referred for IVF and for her relationship with God to strengthen, despite the struggles and disappointments she has suffered, that she would feel God?s presence and her H
For her friend and her H who?s baby was still born at the beginning of July.
Jan2011 - Prayers for her marriage, her H?s treatment of her to change and clarity and wisdom for Jan about the future. And for her voluntary job and the training
JugglingWithTangentialOranges - For a refreshing and inspiring break this weekend in the Lakes, prayers for her marriage, her H to talk to her with respect and DS to not mimic him and less arguing in the car too Smile
Kaykat - For safety, protection and strength at this difficult time in her marriage and a way out and to find a church that is right for her
Lostmywellies - For the move next Weds, Prayers for her marriage and her H?s new behaviour to be sustainable and he stops minimising her feelings
Madhairday - For her lungs to hold out as she goes to New Wine and good weather. For her DD starting Senior school in Sept and for the support, help and understanding from the teachers with her Dyspraxia and Psoriasis she needs
MaryBS - To have favour and peace this school holiday, and that she finds lots to do without money to keep both her children entertained and without people judging DS?s behaviour. Also for her DD who was meant to be going away with the youth group and has been let down
NCIS - Prayers as she starts the open university student paramedic course
PatsyPlusOne - Her friend who has lost her 11 year old son to cancer and the 8 year old brother left behind missing him
PositiveAttitude - Prayers as they follow God?s call that they settle and are happy in this new Country and become immune to the mosquitoes Wink, also especially for DS and DD4 to adjust and back at home for DD1, DD2 And DD3, especially DD1 who is really struggling with being "mum & dad-less? And for PA?s Dad who is an Atheist and has started going to church with her Mum, who has Alzheimer?s lately
Redwhiteandblueeyedsusan - Prayers for her as she copes as a lone parent and for her DS and the long road to assessment for Autism. For her DD who has been removed from the sen register despite her needing help for a lifelong condition. DD?s IEP was reviewed without parental involvement, contrary to the sen code of practice, that God will be with BES as she gets official with the school and that her DD would get the help and support she needs and that the head teacher takes BES?s concerns seriously and stops fobbing her off
SESthebrave - For the daughter of a friend from church, who had been sectioned and is now back home with her 2 DS?s and really struggling with depression and her mum who is travelling long distances to support her and the children at this difficult time.
For SES?s friend who had an Ovarian cyst removed which was malignant and has now had to have a hysterectomy, for her husband and her to feel peace at this difficult time
TribbleWithoutACause - DH?s one and only set of car keys turn up
TUO - to find ways of working more efficiently, so she can sleep more but still get lots done, that God would lift her from the stress and tiredness and that she gets everything done before her holiday
Weegie - Thank God that treatment is bringing some relief to her condition Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy. Ongoing prayers for more improvement and adjusting to a new way of life for both weegie and her DH. DD has Perthe's syndrome , where the hip joint dies then regrows. Thank God for an improvement in her condition and further improvements so no op is needed.

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redwhiteandblueeyedsusan · 03/10/2012 07:18

hope it all goess well gc. prayed again.

DutchOma · 03/10/2012 07:35

GC 2 Cor 12:10 When I am weak, then I am strong.
And Trust in the Lord with all you heart and lean not on your own understanding Prov 3:5.

MaryBS · 03/10/2012 07:45

Prayers...

redwhiteandblueeyedsusan · 03/10/2012 10:05

another prayer sent up gc. hope it all goes well.

jan2011 · 03/10/2012 14:22

kaykat i am glad you have some support now

there always seems to be drama here. dd is ill with conjunctivitis so ive missed more college and my volunteering again. dh's mum wants him to move out. and i spoke a bit with him, and he blames me being ill at the start of our marriage for making him stressed, and making him react in the ways he reacts. he knew i was ill before he married me. it is making me feel quite down... he says things would be very different if i had my full strength, and i still don't have it. well that might be true, but im a whole lot better, and i don't think he realises how tired looking after and breastfeeding a baby can be, that didn't seem to come into it.

its all so confusing....and sad.

redwhiteandblueeyedsusan · 03/10/2012 14:33

ridiculous Jan... he is trying to shift responsibility. classic tactic of an abuser... blaming the victim for behaving badly instead of taking responsibility. did he not read the contract first? for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health?

of course things would be different, but that does not absolve him of responsibility.

redwhiteandblueeyedsusan · 03/10/2012 17:57

how did it go gc?

praying re your friend amber.

CharlotteCollinsislost · 03/10/2012 19:48

"I'll be perfect if you'll be perfect first." Hmm Have you thought of asking him to attend an abuser program, jan? I don't see how anything short of that is going to persuade him to change. And if you can't stop him talking to at you, at least please stop listening to him. :)

gingercurl · 03/10/2012 20:11

Thank you for your prayers. The presentation went very well. Am so, so relieved. Thank you, God! I popped into the ladies just before and prayed for guidance and clarity of thought. About 20 people turned up, all seemed really interested and gave positive and constructive feedback. Someone even said that I "had an engaging presentation style"!

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 03/10/2012 20:13

Yay! Well done GC and thank you God.

Jan I think Charlotte summed it up well and you know what I think anyway Wink

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CharlotteCollinsislost · 03/10/2012 21:38

Ooh, thanks, Momey! Blush

Yay, gc! So pleased.

redwhiteandblueeyedsusan · 03/10/2012 22:17

weyhey gc...

Tuo · 04/10/2012 00:58

Hello all...

Praying lots for everyone...

Praise for gingercurl for a great presentation, for the release on bail of Charlotte's friend, and for help offered to Oma.

Praying for kaykat, Charlotte, and jan with their difficult relationship situations. Praying that God will help all of them to have faith in themselves and not listen to the twisted views of their relationships peddled (variously, but with some similarities) by their Hs. Praying also for their children, but especially for kaykat's DS, who seems to be having his eyes opened to his dad's behaviour in a way that is, yes, obviously upsetting, but also good, in the sense that your H may realise that he can't pull the wool over everyone's eyes and just expect to get away with it.

Praying for amber's issue with her friend - for clear and uneqivocal communication to put the situation right if possible.

I've been struggling this week - finding it hard to stay on top of things and getting anxious. Praying for inner calm and belief in my ability to get my workload under control. And for some self-control to stop comfort eating, which is doing me no good whatsoever.

Sent off my registration for my 'quiet day' today. Wish it was this weekend and not in December... except I am probably too stressed really to benefit from it atm. Maybe by then I will feel calmer. (Maybe I am deluded... ha!)

amberlight · 04/10/2012 08:07

Cor these prayers work! Communication with friend has got back on track! Thanks! Thanks

Prayers for all, continuing

PositiveAttitude · 04/10/2012 10:08

I am pleased that the prayers are working for you, Amber. can some of you have a go at seeing if they will work for DD1, too. She is terribly depressed and we feel so far away from her. I hate not being able to give her a cuddle and try to make it all better for her. Please pray, I feel totally desperate for her!! Sad

ZipadiSoozi · 04/10/2012 10:32

PA - prayers for you and your daughter xxx

Kaykat - prayers for you and your ds, sounds so sad, hope you get the help you need! x

PositiveAttitude · 04/10/2012 13:05

Thanks Sooz.

It appears that I have had dengue fever. Certainly not pleasant and can take weeks to recover from, so I am feeling more positive that I am actually recovering well. Thank you.

redwhiteandblueeyedsusan · 04/10/2012 14:02

ooch pa. do get well soon.

CharlotteCollinsislost · 04/10/2012 20:52

Oh dear, PA! Good that you're recovering well, though.

From what I've said of H at counselling (second session today), counsellor thinks he sounds "damaged". I feel pleased to have had my concerns validated. But if it's true, he would need professional help to have any hope of changing. Am going to work on being a bit more assertive. Maybe I can improve myself at the moment and then reconsider what to do next.

Tuo · 04/10/2012 23:37

Prayers for all, but especially for PA (Dengue Fever! Eek!) and for PA's DD1, and for Charlotte. Thankful prayers for Amber and her friend.

Hello Soozi. Good to see you.

gingercurl · 04/10/2012 23:44

Praying as I read through.

Dengue, PA Shock Crikey! Prayers for continued recovery for you. Wasn't your DS affected as well? Prayers for him too and your DD as well.

Prayers for calm and the ability concentrate and prioritise for Tuo.

Great news, Amber!

Praying also for KayKat, Jan, Charlotte, Oma and Bob, Mhd (how is that infection?) and for everyone else, posters and lurkers alike. May God bless each and everyone of us.

I'm going to Portugal for a week tomorrow to walk the portugues route that goes to Santiago de Compostela with my Dsis. We're just walking to the Spanish border so won't go all the way to Santiago this time but I'm looking forward to the chance to meditate/pray/think as we ramble on a historical route that generations have travelled before. Could I ask you to pray for DSis during this time, please? She could do with a meeting w God, if that makes sense. Please also pray for our respective families that we leave behind. I shall be remembering you all as I walk.

Tuo · 05/10/2012 00:11

Happy walking GC. Praying for you and for your DSis. May God walk with you both.

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 05/10/2012 07:09

Yikes at dengue fever PA.

Charlotte that is great about the counselling. It's so reassuring to hear that it's not you x

If any of you are wondering about LM, the court case has had another set back and therefore delay and it maybe Dec or Jan before it gets to High Court. I obviously don't want to out me but to give a vague bit of detail; the court case is in another Country and the system there is slow to say the least and not as fair as the UK. So prayers that it does get to court soon would be good, as it's costing a fortune in legal fees, for a just judge and that a fair contact and maintenance agreement is reached for the DCs would be good. So he can draw a line under this, after 6 years post divorce of difficulties with the ExW and move on with his life.

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Bluetinkerbell · 05/10/2012 12:39

Quickly dipping in for prayer requests... I'm still lurking and praying but very tired.

One is for my dad, he has been attacked at his work (he works with pregnant teenage mums and their partners) and one of the teenage dads tried to strangle him. He had to stay overnight in hospital, and lost his voice, due to the strangulation but most of all the emotional shock hit him very hard. He's been doing the job for over 10 years and never anything like this has happened before. Prayers very much appreciated for a quick recovery both emotionally as physically.

the other one is for me, starting to struggle with the last weeks of pregnancy, very tired, starting to have headaches, my eye sight has worsened and just had enough at the moment.

lots of love to everyone!

Tuo · 05/10/2012 13:37

Oh Blue. That is terrible. Your poor dad. Praying for a swift recovery, both physically and emotionally.

Also praying for you. Have you had the headaches and eye problems checked out? I'm not an expert (i.e. feel free to ignore me!) but I understood that both those things could be symptoms of pre-eclampsia. Might be worth giving your midwife a ring if you haven't already. Praying for you to feel better very soon, and for these last days and weeks to pass quickly.